³ Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.^{(A) 4} Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.

⁴⁹ When Jesus’ followers saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?”^{(A) 50} And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.

⁵¹ But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him.